豆知識

Question 1

日本アルプスという名前はウィリアム・ガーランドによって考案され、イギリスの宣教師、ウォルター・ウェストンにより広まった。

Answer 1

The name “The Japanese Alps was coined by William Gowland and later popularized by Walter Weston, an English missionary.

Question 2

日本アルプスの３つ

最高峰

Answer 2

Northern Alps
Central Alps
Southern Alps
The highest Mountain is Mt. Kita, 3193m in Southern Alps.Mt. Intake is well known as an active volcano. It erupted in 2014.

Question 3

鵜飼い

Answer 3

Cormorant fishing

Question 4

日本アルプスの名付け親

Answer 4

William Gowland

Question 5

古代から富士山はコノハナサクヤという女神の化身として信仰の対象でした。

Answer 5

Mt. Fuji has been an object of worship as the embodiment of a Shinto goddess named Konohanasakuya since ancient times.

Question 6

敬語には他人に対して使う尊敬語と、自分自身に使う謙譲語の2種類があります。

Answer 6

There are basically two kinds of honorifics: one is respectful expressions used for others and the
other is humble expressions used for oneself.

Question 7

生花には文字通り花を生かす、花に命を与えるという意味があり、花が周りの自然に調和して生えているように生けるのが決まりです。

Answer 7

Ikebana literally means to give flowers life, so flowers should be arranged as if they are still living harmoniously in nature.

Question 8

盆栽は平安時代に中国から伝わったとされています。

Answer 8

It is said that bonsai was originally introduced from China in the Heian period.

Question 9

日本人が一般的に器用。だと言われるのは幼い時に折り紙を習うためだと言う人もいます。

Answer 9

Some say that Japanese are relatively skillful with their fingers because they are taught it as children.

Question 10

しめ縄は神が降りてくる神聖な場所を示すものです。

Answer 10

Shimenawa is rice straw rope used to indicate the sacred areas where Shinto deities descend.

Question 11

北海道最初の新幹線が2016年春に開業予定です。新青森と新函館を繋ぎます。

Answer 11

Hokkaido’s first Shinkansen train will start operation in 2016 spring, connecting northern Honshu island(shin Aomori) with the southern tip of Hokkaido island(shin Hakodate).

Question 12

青函トンネルの犠牲者数

Answer 12

34人

Question 13

青函トンネル開通

Answer 13

1988年 24年かかった

Question 14

東京金沢間

Answer 14

2時間半

Question 15

東京福岡

Answer 15

5時間半 二万五千円

Question 16

箱根の行き方

Answer 16

新宿からロマンスカーで1時間半。2000円

Question 17

戦後の経済復興はなぜあれほど早かったか？

Answer 17

That’s partly due to the General Headquaters’ domestic policies such as farmland reform, the Antimonopoly Act and the dissolution of the zaibatsu, financial groups during the GHQ’s occupation of Japan. Another reason was the Korean War in 1950. High standards of education also helped Japan acquire new technology and redevelop its industry.

Question 18

天照大御神

Answer 18

The supreme goddess shining like the sun.

Question 19

京都の紅葉はなぜ美しいか

Answer 19

Basin
朝夕の気温差
Temperature differs dramatically between day and night

Question 20

東海道五十三次

Answer 20

Fifty three Stations on the Tokaido

Question 21

それはたくさんの美しい風景をユニークな構図、鮮やかな色、そして遠近法を用いて描いています。

Answer 21

It depicts many scenic places with unique compositions, bright coloring and perspective representation.

Question 22

怒りを買う

Answer 22

Arouse anger against ~

Question 23

軍事行動を起こそうとした時

Answer 23

Be about to take military action

Question 24

この時代は多くの小説や時代劇に描かれている

Answer 24

This period is depicted in many novels and samurai dramas.

Question 25

松尾芭蕉

Answer 25

17c

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Question 26

高尾山の温泉

Answer 26

極楽湯

Question 27

旨味

Answer 27

Ikeda Kilunae, a Japanese scientist, discovered that the chemical substance that brings umami is glutamic acid found in Kelp.

Question 28

大国主は国づくりと縁結びの神です。

Answer 28

Okuninushi is the creator of the land of Japan and deity of marriage and fortune.

Question 29

グラバー園について

Answer 29

9つの洋風建築
小山秀之進
蝶々夫人
三浦環
世界遺産

Question 30

Thomas Glover

Answer 30

A Scottish businessman

Contributed to modernizing Japan

Question 31

秋葉原の電気店の数

Answer 31

600

Question 32

日光へは

Answer 32

新宿からexpress train
2h
¥3000

Question 33

嵐山

Answer 33

京都の西

渡月橋、竹林、紅葉、天龍寺

Question 34

鎌倉大仏

Answer 34

13.35m

Question 35

浮世絵

Answer 35

太田美術館 原宿